IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Ivan Ivanovitch and the Russian army
POLITICAL AGENDA: Sir Keir Starmer
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
IN THE ongoing, increasingly vicious anti-semitism-in-the-Labour-Party saga, the accusations have actually dwindled to a single argument: if you voice support for Palestinian rights you must be an anti-semite — by definition.
The argument is being used globally, to varying effect.
The UN has had reason to pass more resolutions critical of Israel than of any other country.
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